The new lineup from Fitbit features continuous, automatic heart rate tracking; GPS; smartwatch functionality; plus all day activity and automatic sleep tracking.
Fitbit Charge (S$169), Fitbit Charge HR (S$199) and Fitbit Surge (S$329) will be available broadly in early 2015.
Fitbit Charge (S$169) is available in black, slate, blue* and burgundy*; Fitbit Charge HR (S$199) will be available in black, plum, blue* and tangerine*; Fitbit Surge (S$329) will be available in black, blue* and tangerine*. * indicates colors that are coming soon. Fitbit Charge, Fitbit Charge HR and Fitbit Surge will be available in small, large and extra large sizes (extra large only available through Fitbit.com).
Fitbit has unveiled three new activity and sleep-tracking products: Fitbit Charge, Fitbit Charge HR and Fitbit Surge.
Fitbit Charge – a high-performance wristband that delivers all-day activity tracking, real-time fitness stats and Caller ID right on the wrist for people who want to step up their everyday activities to improve their overall health.
Fitbit Charge HR – an advanced tracker that delivers continuous, automatic wrist-based heart rate, Caller ID and all-day activity tracking for active users: regular exercisers looking to push their fitness further.
Fitbit Surge – a sleek Fitness Super Watch that offers the best of GPS, continuous wrist-based heart rate, all-day fitness tracking, and smartwatch functionality in one device, for people dedicated to reaching their peak performance.
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Sydney based studio, Garage Entertainment, Australia’s producer/distributor of Action Sports & Adventure film and television content has collaborated with Samsung SportsFlow to launch a new Actions Sports & Adventure Channel called Fearless.
Home page of the Fearless Channel on Samsung SportsFlow. Image source: Samsung SportsFlow.
The Fearless channel is now available on the SportsFlow app, giving on-demand access for SportsFlow users (currently over half a million) to over 1,000 best in class action sports films, including films from media houses such as Red Bull, Crusty Demons, Taylor Steele and Rip Curl.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with Australian studio Garage Entertainment. As a company that understands actions sports and how to effectively display the sport, they are a critical partner supporting us to bring awesome content to SportsFlow users,” said Maurizio Barbieri, Head of Sports, Media Solution Centre, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Samsung Electronics.
Titles include “The Art OF Flight”, “Where The Trail Ends” and “Missing” – which were shown on the big screen at the Fearless Film Festival in Sentosa, in celebration of the launch of the channel.
Additionally, there will also be premium content available for purchase through the Fearless channel.
Content on the Fearless channel will be available to all SportsFlow users across Southeast Asia and Oceania.
The Fearless channel marks both the first time sports film content is available on the SportsFlow app as well as the first collaboration of Samsung SportsFlow with any film studio/distributor worldwide.
Fearless Film Festival in Sentosa (15-17 October, 2014) – action movies under the stars. Photo source: Fast Track
The new memory cards for action cameras are built to match the harshest conditions and enables the next generation of 4K Ultra HD video capture. Available in Singapore now in 32GB (S$49) and 64GB (S$99) capacities.
The SanDisk Extreme microSD UHS-I cards are built for extreme durability. Available in Singapore now in 32GB (S$49) and 64GB (S$99) capacities.
The new SanDisk Extreme microSDHC/microSDXC UHS-I memory cards for action cameras give extreme sports enthusiasts the speed, quality, capacity, and durability they need to confidently capture the moment in breathtaking detail.
“We are committed to offering customers a range of memory solutions that stand up to environmental extremes, including temperature, water, shocks and x-rays. These new memory cards give users the confidence that their high quality video will be there to share with others when the adventure is done,” said Mark Eng, Country Manager, Singapore and Malaysia, SanDisk Corporation.
Now rated UHS Speed Class 3 (U3), these fast, high-performing cards are well-matched with action cameras, as they deliver the performance required to capture Full HD and 4K Ultra HD action video.
The SanDisk Extreme microSDHC/microSDXC UHS-I memory cards for action cameras offer read/write speeds of up to 60MB/s/40MB/s to enable users to capture the most daring adventures in stunning detail.
With the new cards, action camera users can quickly transfer files and view their thrilling adventure on today’s new 4K TVs and monitors.
Perfect to endure all the action, the cards are waterproof, shockproof, and X-ray proof, and are capable of operating in temperatures ranging from -13 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit.
Thermos has announced a new series of sports bottles for children and adults, as well as a pop-up museum in Singapore.
“Artefacts” exhibited at the Thermos Pop-up museum.
The pioneer in developing innovative vacuum-insulated lifestyle products celebrates its rich heritage of 110 years this September with a mini pop-up museum in Singapore.
The original plaque awarded by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain to Thermos.
The pop-up museum will make its first stop at Ngee Ann City’s B2 Takashimaya Square from 11 till 28 September 2014.
After that, it will next appear at OG Albert Complex from 2 – 15 October 2014.
Thermos also launched new sports bottles for children and active adults – the FFG and FFZ series, which are available in stores immediately.
An urban chic straw bottle TS-400 is slated to be available in October.
Casio boasts that the G-SHOCK GPW-1000 is the world’s first to use GPS and radio wave time-calibration hybrid technology for greater precision and reliability. Available now in Singapore for S$999.
The GPW-1000 comes in Blue (GPW-1000-1A), Black (GPW-1000-1B) and Orange (GPW-1000-4A).
The Casio G-SHOCK GPW-1000 is available at all G-FACTORY and G-FACTORY Premium stores in Singapore.
“The first G-SHOCK was born out of an engineer’s dream of creating an unbreakable watch,” said Koyu Kotani, Assistant General Manager, Timepiece Division, Casio Singapore.
Inspired by the speed and accuracy of modern aviators soaring through the skies, the hybrid technology uses both Global Positioning System (GPS) and radio wave time-calibration signals to ensure utmost precision and reliability for aviation adventures.
Casio’s innovative timekeeping system enables the GPW-1000 to simultaneously receive both GPS and radio wave time calibration signals from six stations worldwide.
The Casio GPW-1000 is packed into a lightweight 126g body, complete with Casio’s trademark Triple G Resist construction to make it indestructible to meet the needs of pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
Wearers can travel anywhere in the world and rely on the watch to accurately adjust the time display, reflecting changes in time zones and daylight savings.
The TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio GPS Sport Watch comes with built-in Heart Rate Monitor. The watch works for running/treadmill, cycling and swimming activities.
The TomTom Cardio GPS Sport Watch comes in Runner or Multi-Sport versions.
The built-in Heart Rate Monitor is in the base of the watch, and measures your heart rate the moment you put on the watch.
Purchase any TomTom GPS Watch from the TomTom Booth on the Harvey Stand and receive a Bonus Travel Case valued at S$34.95.
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This means you do not need to wear a separate chest strap or place a finger on a separate heart rate monitor (say on a smartphone) every time you want to take a reading.
You can vary the heart rate zones and vary the intensity of training depending on the goals you want to reach.
The embedded GPS receiver provides real-time exercise information at a glance, tracking your distance, time, pace, speed and calories burnt as you run, cycle or swim.
After the activity, users can view their routes and other key stats on TomTom MySports and other popular sites, such as, RunKeeper, MapMyFitness, TrainingPeaks and Strava so that they can monitor their progress over an extended period of time.
Twitter recorded 672 million Tweets for the 32-day, 64-match World Cup, with Neymar, Messi, Suarez, Ronaldo, Robben and Oscar the most mentioned players around the world.
Most mentioned players on Twitter around the world.
Fans shared the most during the Brazil vs Germany semi-final match.
Here are the top five most-tweeted matches from the #WorldCup:
Three of the top five most-tweeted moments occurred during Brazil’s devastating 7-1 semi-final loss to Germany on July 8, while the other top moments came in yesterday’s final match.
The new PRO TREK PRW-6000 series is now optimised with hand-concealment and advanced sensor functions for greater readability, operability and wearability. Prices range from S$549 to S$999. Available from July 2014.
Available starting from July 2014, the new Casio PRO TREK PRW-6000 Series is found at all G-FACTORY and G-FACTORY Premium stores across Singapore.
Casio Singapore is welcoming a brand new PRW-6000 series to its PRO TREK range of high-performance timepieces designed to be the outdoor adventure companion.
Prices
The PRO TREK PRW-6000 series comes in Black x Orange (PRW-6000Y-1) and Black x Green (PRW-6000-1A) with a carbon fibre band, and will be sold at a Suggested Retail Price of S$629.
It will also be available in Black x Silver (PRW-6000-1) with a resin band at S$549, and a premium titanium band version (PRW-6000-YT), sold at S$999.
The new series has a hand-concealment function for a clearer view of digital display and Casio’s latest Triple Sensor Ver.3 technology for optimal outdoor performance.
The PRW-6000 is specially crafted for easy readability and wearability.
It comes fitted with a wider LCD screen and an innovative function to move the dials away temporarily for an unblocked view of sensor data when needed.
Its light 73g weight and sleek 12.8mm profile makes it the slimmest in the PRO TREK range, providing maximum comfort for the wearer and ease of wrist movement and agility.
The 2014 Winter Olympics took place from 7-23 February in Sochi, Russia. Avaya came up with these infographics on usage of devices, traffic and the top 10 web services during the closing ceremony.
The Top 10 most popular web services accessed during the Closing Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Avaya is the Official Supplier of Network Equipment for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Avaya estimated that at any given time, up to 120,000 devices might be connected to its network.
On top of this, some 1,500 televisions would be broadcasting 36 HD IPTV channels, with 6,500 IP phones bringing seamless connectivity to volunteers and officials.
Click o the chart to find out what were the Top 5 moments of the closing ceremony.
